50 Common Words You Use Every Day That Are Actually Trademarked Brand Names (3.Viewing)

50 Common Words You Use Every Day That Are Actually Trademarked Brand Names​

Did you know that Band-Aid, Jacuzzi, Jet Ski, Memory Stick, Post-It, Super Glue, Taser, Vaseline, Velcro and Xerox are all legally protected trademarks? They might be used generically by consumers but cannot be used by their competitors. Here’s a list of marks that have been registered as trademarks and are actively enforced by their trademark owners.





50 Common Words You Use Every Day That Are Actually Trademarked Brand Names

Nice list. Hopefully nobody trademarks AI or Agent anytime soon.

Some of these are ancient and really don't work anymore.

Take Xerox for example, like over a decade ago (and more like two), I told a 20-something to "go Xerox this for me" and she looked at me like I was from another planet. I tested it on my kids recently and they had absolutely no clue what I was talking about.

Time stands still for no man.

Post-Its are now Sticky Notes - Memory Sticks are now Thumb Drives or Memory Cards - and Walkman is another one I doubt many "use every day", etc., etc.

But I do agree on Band Aid and Klennex (not mentioned) - those are immortal. I literally don't know anyone who says "Get me a bandage" or "Can I have a tissue".

I used to own jetski or jetskis .ca , or maybe both. I see they are both listed for sale.

It’s like my kids, they won’t grow up knowing the word Google, but GPT. My little girl tried Google once and got frustrated: “Where’s the answer?” All she saw were links.